1977 VFL Grand Final Replay: Collingwood v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 October 1977 between Collingwood and North Melbourne in the grand final replay of the 1977 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, R. Barham, G. Betts, S. Bond, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, C. Perry, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), S. Alves, P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, S. McCann, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, D. Sutton, X. Tanner
Collingwood (19.10.124) were defeated by North Melbourne (21.25.151).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Moore (5), P. Manassa (3), R. Barham (2), R. Dunne (2), W. Gordon (2), G. Anderson, A. Ireland, R. Kink, W. Richardson, R. Wearmouth
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (5), P. Baker (3), M. Blight (2), J. Byrne (2), B. Cable (2), B. Crosswell (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), J. Cassin, S. Icke, X. Tanner
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final Replay
Teams:
Collingwood
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 October 1977
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
98,491
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
19.10.124 - 21.25.151
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 25 | 21 | . | 25 | (151) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Max Richardson
(Collingwood),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
J. Sutcliffe
Goal Umpire:
K. Barker,
L. Robinson
Boundary Umpire:
K. Mitchell,
L. Paterson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 10 | 227 | 176 | 51 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 25 | 310 | 218 | 92 | 70 | 33 | 32 | 39 | |||